BOTC - US Lacrosse Community Forum Forums NORTHEAST LACROSSE CAMPS & CLINICS Team Long Island Lacrosse Tryouts - Starting August 19th, 2012

TEAM LONG ISLAND LACROSSE

WILL BE HOLDING OPEN TRYOUTS STARTING AUGUST 19TH

FOR THEIR ELITE LACROSSE TEAMS.

FOR 2nd grade developmental, U-9 U-11, U-13, U-15 & U-17 TEAMS

YOUR AGE IS DETERMINED BY HOW OLD YOU ARE ON AUGUST 31ST 2012. IF YOU ARE GOING INTO 2ND GRADE YOU TRY OUT FOR THE 2ND GRADE DEVELOPMENTAL TEAM. IF YOU ARE 8 OR YOUNGER ON THAT DATE YOU TRY OUT FOR THE U-9 TEAM IF YOU ARE 10 OR UNDER ON THAT DATE YOU TRY OUT FOR THE U-11 TEAM. IF YOU ARE 12 OR UNDER ON THAT DATE YOU TRY OUT FOR THE U-13 TEAM. IF YOU ARE 14 OR UNDER ON THAT DATE YOU TRY OUT FOR THE U-15 TEAM. IF YOU ARE 16 OR YOUNGER YOU TRY OUT FOR THE U-17 TEAM

THESE TEAMS WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH YOUR TOWN TEAMS.TRAVEL WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE SPRING SEASON HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THERE WILL BE CLINICS, PRATICES AND SCRIMMAGES DURING THE WINTER TO PREPARE FOR THE LATE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASON.

IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON A ROSTER AND ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR YOU MUST COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS AND UPDATE ALL YOUR INFORMATION.

IF YOU ARE ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THIS YEARS TEAM AND WISH TO TRY OUT PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW

You must register THE PLAYER (NOT YOURSELF) using the information below, times and location will be e-mailed to you as soon as you complete the registration process if your son is going into 2nd grade use the 2nd grade developmental team summer 2013 If your son is 8 years old or younger as of AUGUST 31st, 2012 use the u-9 tryout team summer 2013 if he is 9 or 10 years old or younger as of AUGUST 31st 2012 use the u-11 tryout team summer 2013 as your team.

If he is 11 or 12 years old as of AUGUST 31st 2012 the U-13 tryout team summer 2013 if he is 13 or 14 years old as of the AUGUST 31st 2012 he would be u-15 tryout team. Summer 2013.

If he is 15 or 16 years old as of the AUGUST 31st 2012 he would be u-17 tryout team. Summer 2013.

If you go to the team long island web site http://teamlongislandlacrosse.usl.la/ and you go to the left hand side of the page under home and click on register online. Once you have done that a one page registration page will appear, you simply scroll down to the appropriate age team and click begin registration. From that point you simply follow the prompts and complete registration. It is important that you enter your Childs information and not yours and make sure you answer all of the questions. Those not completely answering the questions will not be allowed to try out.

THERE IS A $55.00. FEE THAT MUST BE PAID ON LINE AT TIME OF REGISTRATION.

Any questions e-mail mgongas@optonline.net

Are the tryouts only one day?

BOTC has been told that this will be the first tryout date in a series of approximately six dates that are still to be published.

thanks

how many teams are there at the u 13 level?

Are there additional tryouts this weekend?

yes. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

Tryouts started last weekend. Tomorrow is the 2nd day.

There were over 100 kids at the U13 tryout.

Did the u17 tryouts dates pass..?

Did the u15 tryout dates all pass yet For Team LI Lacrosse.?

Who is Mike Gongas and is he the owner of this club?

Any news on the U13 teams?

any news on the U-15 teams??????????

Have the teams been decided for U-15....please inform so that we may move on....Thank you!!

Seems that teams have been decided, but only those who made a team have been informed. Don't know for sure, but this is what we have heard. Perhaps they are waiting to tell everyone who did not make a team after others have committed, just in case they get people who drop out. Very inconsiderate to the people who are still waiting for some answer one way or another.

I believe he is.

Yes, please inform. The tryouts have been going on for weeks. I have heard that teams have been picked, but only the kids who made the teams were told.

BOTC was only made aware of the first tryout date for Team Long Island. There were supposed to be a series of tryouts with additional dates however those dates were not disclosed to BOTC or the Team Long Island web site.

That said, the registration link on the Team Long Island web site is now active for all their teams implying that the selection process might well be completed.

There were additional tryouts. At least 3 for most ages. I think the teams were picked but it isn't posted anywhere.

Teams were finalized today and calls have been going out. I know that TLI likes to get commitments so if you don't accept your commitment another kid will get to play.

What is a Blue Team? Is this the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th team?

Heard Team Long Island is going by US Lax rules so kids actually can play down if they have a late birthday instead of grade level.....how does this help your child grow as a lacrosse player. If they are decent players and play down then my feeling is they could dominate. Other than boosting ones ego how does the child grow as an athlete?

Depends on the year. Sometimes "red" is best, sometimes "white". When my son played Team LI, blue was "B".

Calls actually started to go out on Sunday and Monday. Most people were told by Tuesday. They usually like to have a meeting to get deposits before telling everyone. If kids don't sign on then they will ask someone who didn't initially make the team.

That was applied last summer with the coaches son on the 3 rd grade team,he played his kid down and barely held on.if the talent is there let him stay in grade appropriate team,it was obvious for this situation he would not have held up playing in proper bracket.

It is not playing down or up! It is actually playing with his age according to US lax . There are plenty of kids that are just as old or older who have been held back a grade by their parents playing in the same age bracket. What is the difference? This is the only way to get the kids who are the same AGE playing together! Just like every other sport does it. It doesn't matter what grade you are in.

How about just doing it by birth year and not graduating year. This would take all of the red shirt nonsense out of the game. Just have your birth certificate available.

For anyone who tried out for Team LI, did you ever get calls or emails that your kid did NOT make the team? I heard that the teams were picked and they even had a meetig to get deposits. No calls or emails to let people know they should move on.

The people who made it mostly were all notified. However I am assuming until he gets all of his deposits from the committed players he won't tell the people who didn't make it. He is Stringing them along until he fills up the teams.....

How is the team LI program? I know they've been around a while , do their top teams compete in the "AA" or elite levels?

Yes they do compete at that level